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25 Cards in this Set
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appease
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v. relieve or satisfy
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mediate
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v. intervene between people in a dispute
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taint
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n. a trace of bad quaility
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quirk
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n. peculiar behavior, habit
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pert
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adj. lively or cheeky ??
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rankle
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v. provide for oneself
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fend
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v. defend; to keep or ward off
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decoy
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fake bird used by hunters to attract live birds; a person or thing that attracts attention so something else will not be noticed
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calamitous
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adj. causing great harm or suffering
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delve
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v. to search for information; reach into a bag in order to find something
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conventional
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adj. based on or in accordance with
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whimsical
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adj. playfully quaint
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transition
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n. period of changing conditions
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veritable
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adj. used to intensify
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accord
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v. give or grant someone power
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dexterous
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adj. demonstrating neat skill
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engross
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v. to copy or write in large hand ; to take or engage the whole attention of
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ensue
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V. To strive to attain; to come afterward, to result
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trepidation
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n. Uncertainty, anxiety; feeling of fear
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vex
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v. To disturb, annoy especially in a petty way; to distress, afflict
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upbraid
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v. find fault
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mien
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n. persons look or manner
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recluse
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n. person who lives a solitary life
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pertinent
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adj. relevant to a particular manner
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disgruntled
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adj. angry, dissatisfied
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